Cambridge University Sixth Form Law Conference 2017 by Cambridge University Sixth Form Law Conference

Cambridge University Sixth Form Law Conference 2017 27th - 30th March

President’s Welcome First of all, I’d like to welcome you all to Cambridge! This Conference was founded 42 years ago to give sixth-formers like yourselves an insight into the study of Law at University, and specifically an opportunity to experience what Cambridge has to offer its undergraduates. We aren’t here to give you the ‘hard sell’ and convince you that Law at Cambridge is the best decision for you. Simply, we organise this Conference so that you may use it as a tool to help you make the important decisions about your future: whether you fall in love with the University and city, or absolutely hate it, the Conference has achieved its aims either way! I would urge you to attend all of the events we’ve arranged for you over the four days and take part in them enthusiastically. All seven of us on the Committee have worked hard to put together an engaging timetable that we think gives you a taste of what to expect should you come to study here. However, if there are any outstanding questions, please do ask one of us – no question is too small or too silly. It’s been my pleasure to work with this year’s team, and I know that each and every one of them will be as approachable and helpful as possible. As you will undoubtedly hear me say during the week itself, the 2013 Conference was vital in my choosing to study Law here, and the Committee at that time was instrumental in helping me make that choice! This programme is compiled to contain all of the information you will need for the duration of the Conference – times, locations, contact information – and so please keep it safe and have a copy to hand at all times. You will be trusted with some free time during the Conference, and this is what I believe makes the week so special, but please do remember that you are guests of the Faculty of Law, the University, and the College you are staying at. You will be treated as though you are Cambridge students, and so in return please respect the people and property you come across. On behalf of the whole Committee, I hope you all have an enjoyable and informative week, and I look forward meeting you! Dan Thorpe

Timetable Monday 27th March 2017 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Delegates arrive in colleges 4:45 - 5:15 p.m. Official Welcome 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. DINNER in colleges 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. First Night Social Event (sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright) Tuesday 28th March 2017 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. BREAKFAST in colleges and free time 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Introduction to Law Dr O’Sullivan 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Roman Law Ms Goymour 10:30 - 10:55 a.m. Land Law Ms Goymour 10:55 - 11:10 a.m. BREAK 11:10 - 11:40 a.m. Contract Law (sponsored by Allen & Overy) Dr O’Sullivan 11:40 - 12:10 p.m. International Law Dr Plant 12:10 - 2:00 p.m. LUNCH in colleges 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Constitutional Law Prof. Elliott 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. EU Law (sponsored by Pinsent Masons) T.B.C. 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Family Law Dr Sloan 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. BREAK 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. City law firm workshops / tours of Cambridge 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. DINNER in colleges and free time 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Debate at Cambridge Union (sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills) Wednesday 29th March 2017 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. BREAKFAST in colleges and free time 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Tort Law Dr Tofaris 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Criminal Law Prof. Virgo 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Legal Problems Prof. Virgo 11:30 - 2:00 p.m. LUNCH in colleges and free time 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Mock interview workshop Dr Williams 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. The Solicitor Chris McGaffin 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. The Barrister Robert Cumming 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. City law firm workshops / tours of Cambridge 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. DINNER in colleges and free time 8:30 - 10:30 p.m. Mock Trial at Cambridge Union Thursday 30th March 2017 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. BREAKFAST in colleges and free time 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Pro Bono Work Alex Shellum 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Applying to Cambridge Mr Mares 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Law: The Unofficial Version The Committee 12:00 p.m. Delegates Depart

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Contact Details & Safety

If you have any problems or concerns relating to your accommodation then the Porters of the college in which you are staying should be your first port of call. If they cannot sort it out, or if the problem is particularly serious, then please do get in touch with our Accommodation Officer (Steph Sinclair).

If at any point during the week you have ANY problems or concerns then please get in touch straight away. We are all more than happy to help you in any way that we can. With this in mind, please save the number of the committee member(s) in charge of your College in your phone:

The phone numbers for the different porters’ lodges are as follows:

Dan Thorpe: Lena McCrae: Ryan Law: Emma Kemsley-Pein: Steph Sinclair: Ben King: Amber Goodwin:

St Catharine’s College: Peterhouse College: Sidney Sussex College: Queens’ College: Downing College:

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Please respect the staff and property at your college of residence.

All meals are included in the conference from dinner on Monday to breakfast on Thursday. Meal times and college specific information are as follows: St Catharine’s College Peterhouse College Sidney Sussex College Queens’ College Downing College

Breakfast 7.30-9.00am 8:00-8:30am 7:45-8:45am 8:30-9:00am 8:00-8:30am

Lunch 12.30-1:30pm 12:30-2:00pm Go to Queens’ 12:30-1.30pm 12:30-1:30pm

Dinner 6.00-7.00pm 5:45-6:30pm 5:45-6:30pm 6:00-6:45pm 6:00-6:45pm

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Whilst you are here we aim to treat you like undergraduates and give you the same independence. In return, we’d ask that you use the following tips to make sure that you stay safe: • Keep your programme with you at all times. It contains a map of the centre of Cambridge and important contact details.

All 3 main meals are provided. However, if you wish to purchase extra items (chocolate bars, bottles of coke, etc.) you will have to pay for them yourselves.

• Swap mobile phone numbers with others on the course so you can ring them if you are on your own or aren’t sure where to be.

If you are staying at Jesus or St Catharine’s, you will need to show your programme as ID at meal-times.

• Avoid walking around on your own at night.

IMPORTANT: You must eat at the college you are staying at in order to avoid additional charges for food (and to make sure we don’t run out)! Sidney delegates: please note that you will be eating lunch at Queens’.

• Get in touch if there are problems - if we don’t know then we can’t help!

Speakers Introduction to Law & Contract Law: Dr Janet O’Sullivan is a Fellow of Selwyn College and University Senior Lecturer. She was also the 2005 winner of Pilkington Teaching Prize for Excellence in University Teaching. Roman Law and Land Law Ms Amy Goymour is Director of Studies and Fellow in Law at Downing College and is a University Lecturer in Land Law. On top of this, she teaches Civil Law and Aspects of Obligations as part of the Tripos and lectures on Restitution for the LLM. Law of Torts Dr Stelios Tofaris is a fellow of Girton College who lectures and supervises Contract Law and Aspects of Obligations as well as Tort. He supervises Roman Law and has an interest in Legal History. EU Law Speaker TBC Family Law Dr Brian Sloan is a fellow and Director of Studies at Robinson College. His research interests lie mainly in the fields of family law, property law and succession law (broadly conceived), covering jurisdictions including England & Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Canada and Scotland. Constitutional Law Professor Mark Elliott is a Fellow and Director of Studies at St. Catharine’s College. He is Professor of Public Law at the Faculty of Law as well as Legal Advisor to the House of Lords Constitutional Committee. Professor Elliott is a recipient of a University of Cambridge Pilkington Prize for Excellence in University Teaching, alongside which he runs a blog available at www.publiclawforeveryone. com. Legal Problems and Criminal Law Professor Graham Virgo a Professor of English Private Law at Downing College and is Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education of the University. Major areas of his research are in the fields of the Law of Restitution, the Law of Contract, Equity and trusts and Criminal Law.

International Law Dr Brendan Plant is Hopkins–Parry Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Downing College and lectures International Law as part of the Law Tripos. He supervises International Law, Tort and Contract. Applying to Cambridge and Interview Mr Henry Mares is one of the Faculty of Law’s access officers whilst also a Fellow in Law and Director of Studies at Sidney Sussex College. He teaches Criminal Law, Contract Law, and Jurisprudence. The Barrister Mr Robert Cumming - please see the ‘Mock Trial’ page for a short biography. The Solicitor Chris McGaffin is a partner at Slaughter and May, based in London. He has a broad corporate practice which covers all aspects of corporate and private equity, including mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets. Pro Bono Workshop Alex Shellum was President of the Law Conference in 2012 and graduated from Homerton College. He has since gone on to study for an LLM at the London School of Economics. He will be giving you an insight into the pro bono opportunities available to law graduates, and a taste of what he has been a part of since University.

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Legal Problems

Workshops Our workshops have been organised by a combination of leading city law firms. They are interactive sessions and we encourage you to chat to their representatives about what they do and ask any questions you might have about life as a lawyer. Firms providing workshops this year include: Norton Rose Fulbright, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells, Slaughter and May, and Clifford Chance. All of these professionals generously support the conference and without them the conference could not function. We express our sincere thanks to them for their continued assistance. ********** The workshops will be taking place in the Law Faculty on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons (16:00 - 17:30). Lists of which workshop you will be attending will be displayed on Tuesday morning so please check when and to which room you need to go. Topics include: commercial awareness, life as a lawyer and negotiation. We will endeavour to accommodate everyone in their first choice workshop, but numbers are limited. On a day you don’t have a workshop, why not go on a tour of Cambridge with one of the committee?

The following problems raise issues as to what the relevant legal rule is and whether its application is appropriate for reasons of justice and policy. Problems such as these are considered by Law students in supervisions at Cambridge. 1.

Cyril has just fallen out with his girlfriend and consequently has decided to kill her. He believes in voodoo and thinks that if he sticks pins into a model of her then she will die. This is what he then proceeds to do. It has no effect on her whatsoever. Has Cyril com mitted a criminal offence?

Jane, Paul and Marcus are in a room. Jane pulls two guns from a bag. She gives one gun to Paul and places the other gun against Paul’s head, telling him to kill Marcus or else she will kill Paul. Is Paul guilty of murder in the following alternative circumstances: (i) Paul kills Jane; (ii) Paul kills Marcus?

Jane loses her valuable dog and so puts posters all over the neighbourhood stating “£100 reward for the return of my lost dog”. Karen, who is keen to earn the reward, takes a day off work, purchasing expensive dog biscuits and spends all day hunting for the dog. Eventually she finds it, but by then Jane has changed her mind and put new posters, which Karen has not seen, revoking her earlier £100 offer. Can Karen sue Jane for the £100 or for any other sum?

Mr Lear, an elderly man, has a row with his three daughters and makes a will leaving all his property to Battersea Dogs’ Home. Shortly afterwards, he is reconciled with his daughters and decides to make a new will, replacing the previous one, leaving all his property to them equally. He instructs Burke, a solicitor, to make his new will. Unfortu nately, Burke forgets to deal with Mr Lear’s will. Six months later, Mr Lear dies and all his property passes to Battersea Dogs’ Home. Do his daughters have any legal rights?

5. Mr Jones was driving on a motor war with his two children, Anne, aged 10, and Bill, aged 2, when Dan negligently crashed into his car. (i) Mr Jones was killed. He was 45 and had a job as director earning £100,000 per annum (ii) Anne’s leg was broken. (iii) Bill suffered permanent brain damage and will require continuous supervision for the rest of his life. He is unlikely to live beyond his 10th birthday. (iv) Mrs Jones suffered nervous shock when she saw the accident reported on a television news bulletin. 6.

Tony pays Neil £10,000 thinking that he was in fact giving the money to Nora to whom Tony owed the money. Neil does not realise that the money was paid to him by mistake and thinks that Tony is being very generous. Neil uses the money to pay for a luxury cruise. When he returns from the cruise Tony approaches him and asks for the money to be repaid because it had been paid to Neil by mistake. Should Neil be required to repay the money?

Union Debate

Mock Trial REGINA v WARREN PEACE

“This House believes that military intervention, without the consensus of the international community, can never be justified as humanitarian.” Kindly sponsored by:

Dr Brendan Plant is Hopkins–Parry Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Downing College and lectures International Law as part of the Law Tripos. He supervises International Law, Tort and Contract. He is a strong supporter of the Conference, and has debated and spoken for the last three years. Ms Odette Murray is a Master of Law specialising in Public International Law, University of Cambridge. She is a College Lecturer in Law at Murray Edwards College and is currently undertaking a PhD, specialising in Public International Law. Her research focuses on whether and how international law apportions responsibility between states and international organisations in cases of joint wrongdoing, such as joint military operations under UN auspices. Dan Thorpe and Lena McCrae are this year’s President and Vice-President respectively. Dan was supervised by Brendan in International Law during the second year of his degree, and Lena by Odette. Founded in 1815, the Cambridge Union is the oldest continuously running debating society in the world, and the largest and most famous society at the University of Cambridge.

The defendant, Warren Peace of Downing College, Cambridge, stands trial on the final night of the conference, accused of a vicious crime which has brought shame on both himself and his college. In the Cambridge Court of Justice and Retribution you have the unique opportunity to form the jury who will decide his fate. With His Honour Justice Lodge presiding, as this sorry tale unfolds, the astute advocates will try every trick in the book (and a few outside it) to uncover the truth from these recalcitrant witnesses. Accepted Facts At 9am on February 16th 2014, the body of Tess Durbeyfield was found by her bedder, Sam Fox, dead in her bedroom in Downing College. Subsequent tests show that she had been poisoned. DS Bea Smear was called to investigate and managed to establish that one of the college porters, Archie Finger, had seen the defendant leave the deceased’s room in the early hours of that day. He watched the defendant on the college CCTV system. After a vial of poison was found in his room, Warren Peace was taken into custody where he was later charged with murder. No fingerprints could be found upon the vial, but the police are submitting as evidence a confession that Warren Peace made whilst in custody. Warren is not asserting that the confession was extracted using illegal methods. He was on good terms with the deceased despite her recent engagement to Rob Roy. Warren is claiming that he had been with Tess earlier in the evening of February 15th and they had gone to tell Rob Roy something important...

Counsel Prosecution: Mr Hugo Daniel Lodge Mr Lodge read Law at the University of Cambridge and is now a barrister at 7 Bedford Row. He is experienced in defending high profile corporate clients from prosecution and investigation, and recently advised leading sports personality and politicians in respect of Metropolitan Police investigation into phone hacking. Defence: Mr Rob Cumming Mr Cumming read Law at Girton College and was also President of the Sixth Form Law Conference. After leaving Cambridge he spent a year working for Ogier, one of the world’s leading providers of offshore and fiduciary services. He is now at 2 Temple Gardens, working mainly in commercial, employment, and clinical injury matters. Members of the jury, you must see that justice is done. Listen to the nuanced arguments of counsel and the testimony of the witnesses... Then deliver your verdict...

Dan Thorpe - President Dan was so bitter that he wasn’t Head Boy of his secondary school that, after arriving at his sixth form, he made a video all about his (11) A*s at GCSE to show them what a mistake they made. As a result of having been ‘robbed’ of this position, the power of the Presidency has made his head even bigger than it was before (literally). In a manner not dissimilar to Donald Trump, from his base at Downing College he claims that he is the best thing that’s ever happened to Conf and the only thing keeping it ‘afloat’. This is despite the fact that Dan has presided over the most monumental shadmin of the entire year: failing to book the Law Faculty on the correct week: maybe it’s this relentless shadmin which is turning him grey. When you can’t find Dan complaining about not being Head Boy or proclaiming his dubious title to ‘king of chat’, you’ll find him taking a professional photoshoot for his LinkedIn profile or declaring his questionable commitment to a ‘clean Conf committee’. Ryan Law - Treasurer Often seen wandering the streets of Cambridge clad in his signature boat shoes, chinos and rugby shirt, Ryan is a third-year at Jesus College. You might say ‘Law’ came naturally to Ryan, unlike his famously sterile chat, but he has displayed a particular penchant for social media – you might even go so far as to call him the new Tinderella. Seldom seen anymore without his ball and chain, ‘whipped’ would be an understatement, and rumour has it that you can actually see a thumb-print on his forehead. When he isn’t getting roasted by the rest of the Conf Committee, and presiding over severe shadministration, Ryan dabbles in Cambridge’s sporting scene – do ask him about any aspect of Cambridge life, he’ll be more than happy to help! Lena McCrae - Vice-President Don’t let Lena’s charming Scottish accent fool you – this gal is no tweed-clad sweetheart. Far from the Scottish Highlands where she grew up, Lena has become a regular in the Cambridge nightlife scene over her three years here, and is never seen without a wavy garm and drink, or two, in hand. In her free time, Lena loves playing with (hockey) balls, and when she isn’t umpiring the GB hockey team, she can be found being escorted out of the Union bar, being sick in a taxi, or making the thankless journey north out of the centre of town to the hallowed halls of Murray Edwards College: it really is quite the trek.

Steph Sinclair - Accommodation Officer Steph manages an unbelievably hectic schedule. Cambridge Athletics, Netball, Tab Editor and Fitzwilliam College Social Society’s President – she certainly keeps herself busy. Her ability to pack so much into her life is perhaps surprising given the length of time she has been reported to spend in or outside Sainsbury’s, reportedly taking as long as 45 minutes choosing her items but still leaving empty-handed. Said (in her own words) to be ‘absolutely sick’ at Tort Law, don’t be surprised to see her taking over from Dr Tofaris at the lectern on Wednesday morning, but do please ask her about any aspect of Cambridge life, academic or otherwise. Emma Kemsley-Pein - Schools’ Liaison Officer Describing herself as “positively perfect in every way”, Emma’s ego is noticeably greater than both her memory of Mary Poppins and her standard level of chat. Fortunately, the big-time club rep and star of Cambridge theatre is better at remembering her lines in productions than handing out come-backs. We feel a more accurate summary of Emma can be taken from a review of one of her shows: “hilarious, yet absolutely disgusting” – TCS (2015). From the start of her time at Downing, Emma plant(ed) a strong appreciation for certain lecturers as well as for the local cuisine: after an ‘unspeakably’ fascinating supervision, she has been known to get up close and personal to a quiche - the fresher the better! Whilst she swears that this was an excursion confined to her thespian pursuits, the rest of the Committee are sceptical to say the least. Ben King - Stash Officer Ever the charmer, Ben likes to call himself “Christ’s College’s resident gym lad” - a title he disputably holds after a mere nine months in Cambridge. In fact, he’s always looking for new and innovative ways to attract the ladies. He once (somehow) convinced a girl he was Spanish just to get a cheeky kiss (was it the ginger hair and impressive tan?), and told another one he’d fly all the way to Cyprus to see her for a second time. Watch out, girls! Aside from his interesting pulling techniques, his other pursuits include: Tennis, ABBA and statues of old men (do ask him if you get a chance…we’re sure he’ll be happy to explain). Amber Goodwin - Lectures Officer Amber is certainly one for questionable decision-making. Be that drunkenly cannonballing into the Cam, repeatedly visiting her favourite Sidgwick tree for a pre-lecture wee, or being the first person to actually make a direct application to Fitzwilliam College. Despite accidentally sitting through third year lectures instead of her own, she maintains that she has developed a certain talent for Criminal Law. Perhaps this explains why Amber attempted to defend her own drink-driving attempts with the line “I’m not drunk, I’m just having a good time”. As the resident Cambridge Cougar of the Conf committee, we wouldn’t put anything past this girl, especially with her life motto, “if it comes to it, I can perform”.

Our Experiences Dan (2013) For me, coming on Conference was an invaluable experience. It gave me a much clearer view of what Law would be like to study, especially at Cambridge - a view that I can confirm as accurate having spent nearly two years here! It also was a real help in my decision to choose Cambridge over Oxford, and my decision to choose Downing. At the Law Fac now, and for me at Downing itself, you recognise plenty of people from your four day stay, which I think says it all about the social side of Conference too. I’d recommend keeping in touch with people you meet - if you manage to successfully apply a friendly face is always helpful when you arrive! Ben (2015) Coming on Conference was central to my decision to apply for a Law degree, particularly at Cambridge. It completely broke down the stereotypes of Cambridge students and showed that law was right for me. Attending the lectures, evening events and workshops, as well as speaking to the committee members showed that Cambridge was an environment in which I could thrive. Cambridge really is open to anyone, regardless of background. I hope you have a great time on Conf - make the most of this unique experience! Ryan (2013) The Cambridge Sixth Law Conference was amazing! Before I came on Conf I wasn’t sure about applying for law or to Cambridge. By the end I was absolutely certain of both. I had the best time, met some great people and got a real sense of what studying at Cambridge would be like. Conf gives people an opportunity not only to experience law, but also undergraduate lifestyle; it’s a unique experience!

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Emma (2014) Coming on Sixth Form Law Conference was an incredible experience. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about Cambridge and its stereotypical student. Conf certainly put my mind at ease in that respect! All the members of the committee were so approachable and friendly and answered any questions I had. I hope we can give you a similar insight into what life truly is like at Cambridge, studying Law!

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